GENERAL19 Oct 2026
Musk plans one SpaceX share for every US child next year
Elon Musk said on X that next year he will give one of his SpaceX shares to every child in the United States. He gave no eligibility rules, share class or plan for transferring stock to minors. The country had about 72 million under-18s as of 1 July 2025. At Friday's close of $146.03, that works out to roughly $10.5 billion of shares.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Musk announced the plan on X but did not say which class of SpaceX shares he would hand out.
- He owns about 4.8 billion SpaceX shares, or 6.4 billion counting unvested awards and options, per an August SEC filing.
- SpaceX listed on 12 June; Musk holds 82% of voting power and Alphabet owns about 6%, worth roughly $94.1 billion.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Watch for the details Musk has not yet given: who qualifies as a child, which shares he will transfer, and how stock gets legally handed to minors. He said the giving would happen next year.
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